Prior to Manchester City sabotaging their attempt, renowned agent Federico Pastorello said that Inter Milan "wanted" to sign Vitor Reis. Pastorello talked about the Brazilian's exit from Palmeiras in his most recent appearance with Radio Sportiva via FCInterNews. During the January transfer window, Vitor Reis left his childhood club to join the defending Premier League winners. In fact, Man City paid £29.6 million to sign the 19-year-old defender to a four-and-a-half-year deal.

Reis might have easily ended up at the San Siro, though. Inter had attempted to entice the highly regarded young player to Serie A before to Pep Guardiola's involvement. Regretfully, the Nerazzurri were unable to match Man City's financial might. Reis has joined the Citizens this winter as a result. To increase Simone Inzaghi's defensive options, Inter will turn their focus to other targets in the interim.